When Are Letters of Administration Required?

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When are letters of administration required in New York?

When somebody dies in New York without a will and owns assess that are in his name alone with no beneficiary designation.

First, letters of administration apply when somebody had no will.

If they had a will, usually what they need is probate or letters testamentary, which is basically the same process, except the person died with a will.

Next, the person had to have owned assess that were in his name alone or had no beneficiary designations.

So for example, if the person had a bank account in his name, but that bank account named his nephew or his girlfriend as a beneficiary, then that asset does not need letters of administration, but rather if you bring a death certificate to the bank, the money will go directly to the beneficiary.

The same applies for life insurance, pensions, retirement and brokerage accounts.

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